June, 2011

It's a filly!  Baby "G"  (Uphill x Nirvana) arrived at 2:55 am June 2nd.  She is bay with a bold blaze and three white socks.  She is already cantering circles around her mom in the field.  Nirvana is a super hero in our book.  This is foal # 11. We are so blessed.

May, 2011

We participated in the Cornhusker Classic Dressage Show May 21-22, 2011. Eragon and Fendi were stars! They both qualified for the USDF finals!  On Sunday, Fendi was Champion of the 3 and under fillies division and Eragon was Reserve Champion in the 3 and under colts and geldings section.

December, 2010

Eragon was the 2010 Champion KWPN Yearing Colt or Gelding in the Adequan/USDF All-Breeds Dressage Sport Horse Breeding!

May, 2010

The first breed show of the year is the Cornhusker Classic Breed Show, this year in Lincoln NE.
Eragon came home winning Championships both days.  He has quite a fan club developing. 

March, 2010

We traveled to San Diego to the KWPN annual convention. Again, another very successful convention put on the the association. We learned a lot and got to see old friends.

November, 2008

Caravaggio has been named the #1 KWPN Yearling Colt/Gelding in the USDF/Adequan All Breed Awards for 2008!
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Belize has been named the #2 KWPN Two Year Old Filly in the USDF/Adequan All Breed Awards for 2008!
Thank you USDF for this honor!

Great news about our 2001 foal Undercover! Please read about his amateur third level GAIG/USDF Championship and CDS placing in California! Congratulations to Michelle Freels, Loomis CA his new owner this year.

September, 2008

In September 2008 Django was presented to the KWPN jury at the annual Kuering. The Kuering was held at Silver Creek Farms, Oklahoma. Django was a star! He received a 1st premium and was also named the 'Best of Site Dressage Prospect'!

When the results of this year's North American KWPN Kuering tour came in Django was ranked as the #4 foal/weanling:dressage in North America!

May, 2008

Our breed show season got under way this month. We traveled to Nebraska for the Cornhusker Classic Dressage Show. Both Belize and Caravaggio showed well, with each qualifying for the The Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeder's Series Championship Finals. We have shows on the calendar for August and September.
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Mother's Day came a day early for us this year! Nirvana presented us with a black bay Broere Jazz colt on Saturday May 10th! " Django" (the 'D' is silent) is named after the European Jazz musican, Django Rheinhardt. Django has all of the athletic qualities and classic beauty to be a star! It is a real treat to look out in the pasture and see the pair grazing.

Django will be for sale after the September keuring.

We bred Nirvana to Good Times for 2009.

February, 2008

More awards for our offspring! This month we learned that Caravaggio was third place in the weanling colt/gelding division of the 2007 Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year awards program sponsored by the United States Dressage Federation, Inc. Thank you USDF for the award!

January, 2008

This month we learned that Belize was the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Zone 7 Reserve Champion in the Hunter Breeding Division. Thank you USHJA for the award!
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Caravaggio (Gio) participated in a young horse handling clinic with Micheal Bragdell from Hilltop Farms. Gio was an absolute gentleman and received many compliments from Micheal and the spectators for his cooperative spirit and steady work ethic.

September, 2007

In the September 2007 USDF Connection Magazine, Kathy Childs (Crooked Post Farm) was shown in the Top 10 of all breeders as a Breeder of Six or More 'Great American Insurance Group/USDFBC Series' Finalists and a Breeder of Three or More 'Great American Insurance Group/USDFBC Series' Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions for the years 1998-2006!

Nirvana was ranked in the Top 10 of Dams Producing Three or More 'Great American Insurance Group/USDFBC Series' Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions for the years 1998-2006!

We are very pleased to be so honored!!

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This month we traveled to Oklahoma to the KWPN-NA Keuring and the Mid-States Finals. The jury was very complimentary of Caravaggio (Rousseau x Nirvana) and he received a First Premium rating and was named the Best Young Horse of the site! A bit tuckered, he managed to compete that afternoon in the Silver Creek Breed Show receiving a 74.6%. On the second day, Caravaggio was a good sport - even though it was tough for him to trot in hand - he earned a 77.8%. In the afternoon, he capped off the busy weekend with a very respectable 76.2% and 5th place in the Mid-States Finals amid a group of competitive older horses.

Congratulations to Silver Creek Farm for a fun and well run Keuring and Breed Show/Finals! We throughly enjoyed ourselves (in spite of the rain!). Your place is beautiful!

August, 2007

Caravaggio had his first outing, to the MASA Summer Fest Breed Show, where he earned a score of 79% and a qualified him for a spot in the Great American/USDF Breeders' Championship Series.

The MASA Breed Show was well attended and a great success! Thanks to Nina and John Fricke for such a good job of organizing the event.
 

May, 2007

We want to say Congratulations to Ruth Hill-Schorsch on the purchase of Zabella! We know that Ruth is excited about the potential and so are we!

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Nirvana had a chestnut colt by Rousseau May 15! Mother and Caravaggio are doing great. We look forward to seeing him grow up!

March, 2007

We traveled to Austin, Texas to the KWPN annual meeting. It was our second meeting and it was great to see everyone that we met in Lexington two years ago! We enjoy seeing everyone and to learn how we can continue to be better bredders of Dutch horses. Thanks to KWPN for a well run and enjoyable meeting!